The tick-borne pathogen Powassan virus is a rare cause of encephalitis in North America
and the Russian Far East. The number of documented cases described since the discovery …

Ticks and tick-borne diseases are a growing problem affecting human and animal health
worldwide. Traditional control methods, based primarily on chemical acaricides, have …

Tick sialome is comprised of a rich cocktail of bioactive molecules that function as a tool to
disarm host immunity, assist blood-feeding, and play a vibrant role in pathogen …

Ticks are blood-sucking arthropods that have developed myriad of strategies to get a blood
meal from the vertebrate host. They first attach to the host skin, select a bite site for a blood …

Ticks are obligate hematophagous ectoparasites that transmit a wide variety of pathogens to
humans and animals. The incidence of tick-borne diseases has increased worldwide in both …

The majority of ticks in the family Ixodidae secrete a substance anchoring their mouthparts to
the host skin. This substance is termed cement. It has adhesive properties and seals the …

Dengue is currently the most significant arboviral disease afflicting tropical and sub-tropical
countries worldwide. Dengue vaccines, such as the multivalent attenuated, chimeric, DNA …

As blood-sucking parasites, ticks inflict great damage to animals and humans in many parts
of the world. The continued use of chemical acaricides is not sustainable due to increasing …

Acquired tick resistance is a phenomenon wherein the host elicits an immune response
against tick salivary components upon repeated tick infestations. The immune responses …

Background Haemaphysalis longicornis is a major vector of Theileria spp., Anaplasma
phagocytophilum, Babesia spp. and Coxiella burnetti in East Asian countries. All life stages …